Maturity for Engineering Students’,International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, 5(1), pp. 97–128.doi:10.1007/s40753-019-00083-8.[9] Zavala, G., & Dominguez, A. (2016, June), ‘Engineering Students' Perception of Relevance ofPhysics and Mathematics’ Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, NewOrleans, Louisiana. 10.18260/p.26664. doi: 10.18260/p.26664[10] Sazhin, S. S., (1998) ‘Teaching Mathematics to Engineering Students’, International Journal ofEngineering Education, 14(2), pp. 145-152.[11] Lealdino Filho, P. et al. (2016) ‘Students’ Perceptions of Mathematics in Engineering Courses fromPartners of MetaMath and MathGeAr Projects’, in 44th SEFI Annual Conference. Tampere, Finland.Available
/conferences/publishing/style_references_manual.pdfReferences“First Year Experience.” College of Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 2017, www.cpp.edu/~engineering/academics/firstyear.shtml.“Student Outcomes, Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs 2019-2020.” ABET, Maryland, 2019 https://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/criteria-for-accrediting-engineering- programs-2019-2020/#GC3.Part 2 literature review: Dialectical journalStudents will keep a dialectical research journal throughout the course of their project. This is a two-column reaction journal to keep track of your thinking while you are doing research. This should not beconfused with the annotated bibliography done
haveincorporated a value sorting activity into the second semester first-year engineering course. Inthis activity students have reflected on their personal values and completed an activity toidentify their top value. They then worked together with their assigned design project teams todiscuss their value and why it is important to them. Teams have been encouraged to use thoseidentified values as they think about how their team will operate and in writing a team workingagreement. Recently this idea has organically taken hold in most classes, but moving forwardwe plan to formally incorporate this activity in all sections. Additionally, we are planning toincorporate more explicit diversity, equity, and inclusion content as it relates to teamwork. Weplan to
. one school may bemore comparable to one company than assessing all PWIs or all HBCUs). Through disseminationefforts (webinars, seminars, publications) we are working to combat the first limitation, so whilewe were unable to know if we were speaking with anyone who participated in the survey, we havespoken to those who were eligible to participate in the study if they received the call forparticipation during the data collection period. The second limitation is beyond our control giventhat we can provide recommendations based on our findings but acting on those recommendationswould be up to the administration of individual institutions. It is also important to note that whenconsidering using SenseMaker for a research project the ability to
students Figure 7: Showing count of students who felt expressing RL’s opinion on promoting excluded using RLs. diversityWhile it's true that some students may be interested in purchasing physical technology forvarious purposes, regardless of their socioeconomic status, the expensive DE1-SoC hardwaremay not be affordable for everyone. When asked about their willingness to purchase a lab kit orshare one either for classwork or for personal projects or interview preparation, the responsesshowed a tendency to acquire one (figure 8.1 & 8.2). This is where remote labs can provide anaccessible solution, enabling all students to gain access to industry-grade, expensive hardware atan affordable cost. Figure 8.1
were assigned a concept mapping activity as a pre-writing exercisefor a larger proposal assignment. Specifics about the prompt for each group are provided in Table1. In the proposal assignment, students were developing a persuasive argument to convince theirtarget audience to take some desired action (greenlight a project, fund some research, implementa new approach). The goal of the concept map was to provide students with an alternative form fororganizing their thoughts and recognizing what gaps remained in their understanding of, researchon, or argument for their topic. The assignment included a brief reflection asking the students toshare what new connections the map allowed them to see and what “unfinished business” itsurfaced. Students
fromTable 1, in order to make ABET-accreditation a reality, the number of required Engineeringcourses needed to be increased (ABET requires Engineering = 45 credits, Basic Science andMath = 30 credits). The new major includes the same core of engineering mechanics plus hands-on project-based design and analysis courses as well as several electives (Table 3). SixEngineering majors are scheduled to graduate in 2023, eleven in 2024, and thirteen in 2025.Table 3. Engineering Curriculum at Randolph-Macon College. Credit hours in parentheses Engineering Courses Math and Science Courses General Education Courses* Intro to Engineering (3) Introductory Physics (8) Writing and Composition (4) Statics (3) Digital
pilot study was to examine andcompare the laboratory settings of two educational labs (Convection and Airfoil) that took placein a mechanical and aerospace engineering lab course pre- and post-COVID. The project tookplace at a Research tier one institution located in the Northeastern Region of the United States.This pilot study seeks to answer one research question. How are in-person and remote onlineengineering laboratories experienced by 21st century students?Research Methodology and Data Collection A qualitative Participant Observation Research Approach [10] was used to observe andanalyze the laboratory design, instruction, room and equipment layout, and student interactions(with each other, instructor, and equipment) during two labs
joint faculty member of Computer Science, at the University of Central Florida, where he has been a full-time faculty member since 1993. He has completed over 325 articles, 50 funded projects as PI or Co-PI, and 56 graduates as Ph.D. dissertation and/or M.S. thesis advisor. He was previously an Associate Engineer at IBM and a Visiting Research Scientist at NASA Ames, in total for four years, and has been a registered Professional Engineer since 1992. He has served ten terms as a Topical Editor or Associate Editor of various IEEE Transactions and in many IEEE/ACM/ASEE conferences including General Co- Chair of GLSVLSI-2023. He has received the Joseph M. Biedenbach Outstanding Engineering Educator Award from IEEE and
,listening and taking notes”[2]. Active learning can also be defined as any instructional method thatengages students in the learning process[3]. In short, active learning requires students to domeaningful learning activities and think about what they are doing[4]. In addition, active learningpedagogical activities in both Traditional Classrooms and Active Learning Classrooms influencestudents’ satisfaction with their learning processes positively[5]. An investigation of the long-termeffects of active learning methods on student retention in an introductory engineering statisticsclass was carried out in two classes of students: one was with traditional lecture-based learning,and the other class was with group projects and cooperative learning-based
applicable to a wide variety of research thrusts, from physical-social infrastructure resilience to STEM education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference Is playing games all you need? A survey of student experiences with virtual learning environments in undergraduate courses. J.D. O’Brian, III, Sara C. Vick, Nazanin Tajik Mississippi State University, Department of Industrial and Systems EngineeringAbstractEngineering students are intended to catalyze what is known as theoretical science into practicalcontributions. Typically, this skill is learned through a group project
enter the performance. The attendance capture issuewas reported to and addressed by Zoom Video Communications, Inc. as an issue not previouslyconsidered by Zoom.ObservationsWhile other studies have reported the success of the Interactive Theatre technique in improvingstudents’ perceptions about their ability to function effectively on diverse teams and contribute toimproving the inclusive and welcoming culture of the team, this paper has described the “nutsand bolts” of its implementation. Observations of project personnel and interested outsiders(members of the institution’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) who attended the eventagree that the students, in general, appear to be affected by and even empowered by participatingin this
Schluterman, University of Arkansas Dr. Heath Schluterman is a Teaching Associate Professor and the Associate Director of Academics for the First-Year Engineering Program at the University of Arkansas. Dr. Schluterman completed his B.S. and Ph.D in Chemical Engineering at the University ofMrs. Leslie Bartsch Massey, University of Arkansas Leslie Massey is an instructor in the First-Year Engineering Program at the University of Arkansas. She received her BS in Biological Engineering and MS in Environmental Engineering from the University of Arkansas. She previously served as a project manaGretchen Scroggin 14th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference: University of Tennessee in Knoxville
this study was to learn from Black immigrant students in graduate level engineering howthey experience their racial and/or ethnic identities in their engineering pursuits. As part of thebroader reach of this project, we have established a rapport with those engaging in this workwith us through our participatory action design. Participatory research co-creates theknowledge and centers the perspective of the community under study with the overall effort tocreate actionable outcomes for the advancement of their community (Baum et al., 2006). Basedon our centering of the voices in this work, and our development of a community of solidarity,rather than participants, we refer to those who have engaged in this work with us as members.Five members (n
Devices and Personalized Medicine,” Micromachines, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 28, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.3390/mi13010028.[9] A. H. Greer et al., “Soluble Polymer Pneumatic Networks and a Single-Pour System for Improved Accessibility and Durability of Soft Robotic Actuators,” Soft Robotics, p. soro.2019.0133, Jun. 2020, doi: 10.1089/soro.2019.0133.[10] E. McNeela, T. Tran, A. Adnan, and H. Golecki, “Understanding Impacts of Soft Robotics Project on Female Students’ Perceptions of Engineering (Work in Progress),” in Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education, Jun. 2022.[11] D. P. Holland et al., “The Soft Robotics Toolkit: Strategies for Overcoming Obstacles to the Wide Dissemination of Soft
Education. His research focuses on increasing diversity in STEM education and the STEM workforce. He has received multiple grants to run workforce development training programs as well as undergraduate research experience programs to train underrepresented minority and first-generation students. He is the Founding Director of NJIT’s Grand Challenges Scholars Program. He also has worked on several research projects, programs, and initiatives to help students bridge the gap between high school and college as well as to prepare students for the rigors of mathematics. He is also involved in various engineering education initiatives focusing on the integration of novel technologies into the engineering classroom, and
this work was done longitudinally across anundergraduate’s career as a student and has found that identity as an engineer is lowest as a first-year student. Capobianco et al. found that women who had a strong institutional identity andaffinity were more likely to persist in the field and see themselves as engineers [16, p. 111].These women also had a strong academic affinity that seemed to “surpass their genderedidentity” [16, p.112].MethodsThe research in this study is part of two larger studies into the success of First Year Experience(FYE) Courses. In 2019, research into information literacy and the embedded librarian begun.This project was then subsumed under a larger university-wide grant and followed theInstitutional Review Board (IRB
security principles, database auditing, database reliability and implementation of databasecontrols and security. In context of CIA triad of information security, threat classifications to the communication networks are discussed: eavesdropping (confidentiality), man-in-the-middle(integrity), and denial-of-service (availability). Real world examples of attack methods and cases of database breaches are discussed, as well as attacks on communication networks and networked applications are discussed to translate principles into reality. Security design andarchitecture consisting of authentication, authorization, access control, traffic monitoring, secure protocols are covered. Class project requires students to undertake security
engineers toexpand professional practice into areas such as financial instruments – like insurance or bonds –that may be leveraged to offer a layer of financial security to support increased risks in physicalsecurity [8]. Similarly, environmental engineers who work on humanitarian projects such asimproving access to drinking water and sanitation in developing countries benefit from animproved understanding of return on investment as they partner with communities who need tomake difficult decisions about the types of infrastructure that should be selected to supportcommunity health [9].Lessons learnedThe lessons learned through this study include: 1) integrating economics into the environmentalengineering classroom provides an authentic context to
-funded project studies whether providing students with training and practicewriting questions about their confusions in an undergraduate engineering statics course supportsimproved course performance and metacognitive awareness. Data collection for the projectincludes assessing multiple measures of students’ metacognition, including metacognitivemonitoring during statics exams. In this current study, we focus exclusively on the monitoringdata collected thus far.Metacognitive monitoring is the process of observing one’s understanding and approach whilecompleting a learning task [1]. One way to assess students’ metacognitive monitoring is tomeasure students’ ability to accurately either predict or postdict their score on an assessment oftheir
@ewu.eduAbstract:Internet of Things (IoT) technologies have been proliferating in the last decade. Societal relianceon IoT technologies has been increasing over the last 5 years and is projected to increaseexponentially. Wireless communication is a core component of the IoT ecosystem. Cellular andwireless technologies are also foundational topics in the NICE (National Initiative forCybersecurity Education) framework. Educational institutions have been increasingly adding IoT,cellular, and wireless courses to their curricula, to keep in line with societal and regulatory trends.Faraday cages are instrumental in understanding and testing several aspects of the wirelessparadigm. Faraday cages are also indispensable for wireless signal isolation, which is an
of adjusting to Braille and a more tactile environment.ConclusionResults of this study have shown that there are a variety of reasons low-scoring BLV individualsmay be distracted from selecting the correct answer on several TMCT items discussed herein.Factors such as participants misunderstanding the nature of a cross-sectional shape, participantsnot fully understanding the instructional protocol, or subtle differences between shapes in thetactile graphic answer format may cause confusion and lead to participants selecting incorrectanswer choices. Results from this study will help direct future projects relating to thedevelopment of tactile spatial ability assessments for BLV populations to eliminate challengesthat are more prevalent in non
results by person.LimitationsThis study is not intended to definitively identify areas of learning loss, nor is it intended to begeneralizable to a broader population. Rather, this pilot study is intended to begin to explorepotential areas of learning loss in order to inform future larger-scale investigations into theimpact of pandemic learning loss on engineering readiness.Positionality of AuthorsAuthor 1 is a second-year undergraduate student studying mechanical engineering. Sheconceptualized this project with Author 2 as a result of her own experiences as a student affectedby the COVID-19 pandemic. During lockdown, Author 1 was a junior in high school and noticedthe great loss of content due to the emergency education strategies employed at
small level of potential differentiation into howthey may have developed their spatial abilities in the past.References[1] K. S. McGrew, “CHC theory and the human cognitive abilities project: Standing on the shoulders of the giants of psychometric intelligence research,” Intelligence, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 1–10, Jan. 2009, doi: 10.1016/j.intell.2008.08.004.[2] J. Wai, D. Lubinski, and C. P. Benbow, “Spatial ability for STEM domains: Aligning over 50 years of cumulative psychological knowledge solidifies its importance,” J. Educ. Psychol., vol. 101, no. 4, pp. 817–835, Nov. 2009, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0016127.[3] D. H. Uttal et al., “The malleability of spatial skills: A meta-analysis of training studies,” Psychol. Bull
prototype for a series ofactivities, to be developed in the EIM2 project. Our next steps include articulating a set of designprinciples that can be used to guide our own task development work and our co-design work withparticipating teachers.ReferencesAguirre, J. M., Anhalt, C. O., Cortez, R., Turner, E. E., & Simic-Muller, K. (2019). Engaging teachers in the powerful combination of mathematical modeling and social justice: The Flint Water Task. Mathematics Teacher Educator, 7(2), 7-26.Boaler, J., & Greeno, J. G. (2000). Identity, agency, and knowing. In, J. Boaler (Ed.), Multiple perspectives on mathematics teaching and learning, (pp. 171-200) Westport, CT: Ablex Publishing.Cirillo, M., Bartell, T. G., &
researchers to gauge thetemperature of a group of students and assess the effect of interventions developed to promotechange within the culture.BackgroundThe need for computing professionals in the workforce is growing rapidly. The U.S. Bureau ofLabor Statistics (2022) estimates that employment in computer and information technologyoccupations is projected to grow 15% from 2021 to 2031, generating 682,800 new jobs andannually replenishing another 418,500 vacancies. This rate is much faster than the average forall other occupations [1]. These statistics indicate that there is a great need to continue toincrease the overall number of qualified computing professionals within the United States.Though the number of undergraduate students enrolled in
B. Crilly and Richard J. Hartnett , “Enhanced Learning – Combining MATLAB Simulation withTelecommunication Instructional Modeling (TIMSTM) in a Senior Level Communication Systems Course”,proceedings of the ASEE NE 2016 conference, 2016.[7] Richard J. Hartnett, Paul B. Crilly, "Combining MATLAB® simulation with telecommunications instructionalmodeling (TIMSTM) in a senior level communications course", 2015 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference(FIE), vol. 00, no. , pp. 1-4, 2015, doi:10.1109/FIE.2015.7344351.[8] Emona Insturments Telecommunications instructional Modeling (TIMS), Camperdown, NSW, Australia,http://www.emona-tims.com/[9] Bédard, D., Lison, C. , Dalle, D. , Côté, D. , & Boutin, N. Problem-based and Project-based Learning
Hands-on Laboratory ExperiencesLaboratory work in engineering typically involves the physical demonstration of scientific prin-ciples through carefully designed experiments or similar educational project activities. Two un-derlying concepts are core to the reason we use experimentation in education: 1) the scientificmethod, and 2) individual knowledge construction.The basis of the scientific method is that of experimentation. Gower [1] traces the foundations ofthe scientific method through Gallileo, Bacon, Newton, the Bernoullis, Bayes, and more. Despiteuncertainty and the probabilistic nature of experimental results, scientific knowledge is based oncertain methods, logic, and experiments. If we are to understand this scientific knowledge
, CA, 2021.[2] National Science Board, “Higher Education in Science and Engineering. Science and Engineering Indicators 2022.,” Alexandria, VA. Available at https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb20223/., 2022.[3] M. W. Nielsen et al., “Opinion: Gender diversity leads to better science,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 114, no. 8, pp. 1740–1742, 2017.[4] Jonathan Vespa, Lauren Medina, and David M. Armstrong, “Demographic Turning Points for the United States: Population Projections for 2020 to 2060,” in Current Population Reports, Washington, DC.: United States Census Bureau, 2020, pp. 25–1144.[5] National Academies of Sciences, Barriers and Opportunities for 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees: Systemic Change to
and continuing his research. Along with this, he is part of a NASA Undergraduate Student Research Project working on developing a fully autonomous delivery drone. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Process Control Experiment Using an Arduino Board and LED LightsAbstractThe current study focuses on the design, assembly and operation of a simple control systemusing an Arduino Uno R3 microcontroller board. The system involves controlling the light levelin a small box. An LED and a photoresistor are placed on opposite sides of the box. A secondlight, placed underneath the first light, is independent of the control system and serves as adisturbance. The control system is run using MATLAB Simulink. The